Reading Literacy Study 1991

Study background and aims

Beside the overall aim to produce valid international tests and questionnaires that could be used to investigate reading literacyto describe the achievement levels in reading literacy in participating educational systems, the purposes was to describe the voluntary reading activities of nine- and 14-year-olds - to identify differences in policies and instructional practices in reading and their relation to students’ achievement and voluntary reading - to provide national baseline data for monitoring literacy levels over time. The data were collected in 1990–1991.

Target Population

Two populations were included in the study: nine-year-old students and 14-year-old students.

Participating Educational Systems

Belgium (French), Botswana, Canada (British Columbia), Cyprus, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany (FRG), Germany (GDR), Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Norway, Philippines, Portugal, Singapore, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Trinidad & Tobago, United States, Venezuela, Zimbabwe.
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Data - Population

Belgium (French)

• Reading Literacy 1991. Belgium (French). Population A Student (SPSS-files in zip-archive)
• Reading Literacy 1991. Belgium (French). Population B Student (SPSS-files in zip-archive)

Botswana

• Reading Literacy 1991. Botswana. Population B Student (SPSS-files in zip-archive)

Canada (British Columbia)

• Reading Literacy 1991. Canada (BC) Population A School and Student (SPSS-files in zip-archive)
• Reading Literacy 1991. Canada (BC) Population B School and Student (SPSS-files in zip-archive)

Cyprus

• Reading Literacy 1991. Cyprus. Population A School and Student (SPSS-files in zip-archive)
• Reading Literacy 1991. Cyprus. Population B School and Student (SPSS-files in zip-archive)

Denmark

• Reading Literacy 1991. Denmark. Population A School and Student (SPSS-files in zip-archive)
• Reading Literacy 1991. Denmark. Population B School and Student (SPSS-files in zip-archive)

 Finland

• Reading Literacy 1991. Finland. Population A School and Student (SPSS-files in zip-archive)
• Reading Literacy 1991. Finland. Population B School and Student (SPSS-files in zip-archive)

France

• Reading Literacy 1991. France. Population A School and Student (SPSS-files in zip-archive)
• Reading Literacy 1991. France. Population B School and Student (SPSS-files in zip-archive)

Germany (FRG and GDR)

• Reading Literacy 1991. Germany. Population A  School and Student (SPSS-fiels in zip-archive)
• Reading Literacy 1991. Germany. Population B School and Student (SPSS-files in zip-archive)

Greece

• Reading Literacy 1991. Greece. Population A School and Student (SPSS-files in zip-archive)
• Reading Literacy 1991. Greece. Population B School and Student (SPSS-files in zip-archive)

Hongkong

• Reading Literacy 1991. Hongkong. Population A School and Student (SPSS-files in zip-archive)
• Reading Literacy 1991. Hongkong. Population B School and Student (SPSS-files in zip-archive)

HUNGARY

• RLS91_HU_School_Student_sav.zip - PopA
• RLS91_HU_School_Student_sav.zip - PopB

ICELAND

• RLS91_IS_School_Student_sav.zip - PopA
• RLS91_IS_School_Student_sav.zip - PopB

INDONESIA

• RLS91_ID_School_Student_sav.zip - PopA

IRELAND

• RLS91_IE_School_Student_sav.zip - PopA
• RLS91_IE_School_Student_sav.zip - PopB

ITALY

• RLS91_IT_School_Student_sav.zip - PopA
• RLS91_IT_School_Student_sav.zip - PopB

NETHERLANDS

• RLS91_NL_School_Student_sav.zip - PopA
• RLS91_NL_School_Student_sav.zip - PopB

NEW ZEALAND

• RLS91_NZ_School_Student_sav.zip - PopA
• RLS91_NZ_School_Student_sav.zip - PopB

NIGERIA

• RLS91_NG_Student_sav.zip - PopB

NORWAY

• RLS91_NO_School_Student_sav.zip - PopA
• RLS91_NO_School_Student_sav.zip - PopB

PHILIPPINES

• RLS91_PH_School_Student_sav.zip - PopB

PORTUGAL

• RLS91_PT_School_Student_sav.zip - PopA
• RLS91_PT_School_Student_sav.zip - PopB

SINGAPORE

• RLS91_SG_School_Student_sav.zip - PopA
• RLS91_SG_School_Student_sav.zip - PopB

SLOVENIA

• RLS91_SI_School_Student_sav.zip - PopA
• RLS91_SI_School_Student_sav.zip - PopB

SPAIN

• RLS91_ES_School_Student_sav.zip - PopA
  RLS91_ES_School_Student_sav.zip - PopB

SWEDEN

• RLS91_SE_School_Student_sav.zip - PopA
• RLS91_SE_School_Student_sav.zip - PopB

SWITZERLAND

• RLS91_CH_School_Student_sav.zip - PopA
• RLS91_CH_School_Student_sav.zip - PopB

THAILAND

• RLS91_TH_School_Student_sav.zip - PopB

TRINIDAD & TOBAGO

• RLS91_TT_School_Student_sav.zip - PopA
• RLS91_TT_School_Student_sav.zip - PopB

UNITED STATES

• RLS91_US_School_Student_sav.zip - PopA
• RLS91_US_School_Student_sav.zip - PopB

VENEZUELA

• RLS91_VE_School_Student_sav.zip - PopA
• RLS91_VE_School_Student_sav.zip - PopB

ZIMBABWE

• RLS91_ZW_School_Student_sav.zip - PopB

Swedish extensions

As in the Progress in International Reading Literacy Study in 2001, the Swedish executive board decided to supplement the international study schedule. Several items from former studies (as from the Reading Comprehension Study in 1970) were added as separate booklets. Here you find the resulting datasets from 1991.

 Swedish Extension - Reading Literacy Study 1991

Documentation

Technical Report

Reading Literacy in the United States: Technical Report of U.S.
Component of the IEA Reading Literacy Study

Reading Literacy in an International Perspective: Collected Papers from the IEA Reading Literacy StudyMethodological Issues in Comparative Educational Studies: The Case of the IEA Reading Literacy Study.Effective Schools in Reading: Implications for Educational Planners. An Exploratory Study

Instruments

Population A

Student Questionnaire Pop A

Teacher Questionnaire Pop A

School Questionnaire Pop A

Population B

Student Questionnaire Population B (pdf)

Teacher Questionnaire Population B (pdf)

School Questionnaire Population B (pdf)

Sampling Design

Summary of The Sampling DesignSummary of Country information